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Surgeon’s memoir: trust, friendship, and healing amidst Iraq’s turbulent history.
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Surgery in Turbulent Mesopotamia

Work and Life in Erbil, Iraq, one of the most Ancient Cities on Earth

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  • Paperback

    198 pages

  • Release Date

    10 December 2021

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Summary

Through fourteen years of work as a surgeon in Erbil, Iraq, Amir Al-Dabbagh built a sense of genuine trust and friendship with his patients, the society of Erbil, his colleagues, and students in the city, a feeling that continues to inspire him to return to the city, and record his experiences in this memoir.

Amir Al-Dabbagh started his medical career in 1970, graduating from Mosul and working in Iraq for six years before a period practicing medicine and surgery in the UK. After being…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781789632453
ISBN-10:1789632455
Author:Amir Al-Dabbagh
Publisher:The Choir Press
Imprint:The Choir Press
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:198
Release Date:10 December 2021
Weight:202g
Dimensions:10mm x 127mm x 203mm
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Surgery in Turbulent Mesopotamia by Amir Al-Dabbagh - ISBN: 9781789632453
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About The Author

Amir Al-Dabbagh

Amir Al-Dabbagh graduated from medical college in Erbil, Iraq in 1970. He worked in the UK between 1976 to 1980 before returning to Erbil where he worked as a consultant surgeon from 1980 to the end of 1993 during the periods of the Iraq-Iran war and the First Gulf War. After fleeing Iraq in 1993 he worked in Canada before returning to work in the UK in 1995 where, after an extensive period of retraining he became a consultant general surgeon in 2000.

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